Pistons vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for March 19

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The Miami Heat (29-39) host the Detroit Pistons (38-31) after losing five straight home games. The Pistons are favored by 5 points in the matchup, which begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The matchup’s point total is set at 217.5.

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Pistons vs. Heat betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -198
  • Heat odds to win: +164
  • Spread: Pistons (-5)
  • Total: 217.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Detroit is 20-15 in road contests with a 23-12 record against the spread on the road.
  • Detroit has gone 6-0 ATS in road games this year as 5-point favorites or more.
  • Pistons games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times on the road this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Detroit to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 226 points per contest.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons are 5-5 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Pistons games has gone over the set total four times.
  • The last 10 Pistons games averaged 231.2 total points, 13.7 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Pistons have scored 4.4 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons have won 21 of the 31 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (67.7%).
  • Detroit has gone 13-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -198 or shorter (winning 92.9%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pistons’ implied win probability is 66.4%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (11th in NBA) 45.9 (seventh) 45.3 (eighth) 42 (first) 26.4 (14th) 14.6 (23rd)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Heat have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 19 times this year.
  • The Heat are 15-17 in home contests with a 15-16-1 record against the spread at home.
  • The Heat have gone 5-6-1 ATS at home this year when playing as 5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Heat and their opponents have averaged a total of 219 points per contest, 1.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have a 1-9 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • Heat’s last 10 contests saw three hit the over.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 0.3 fewer points (217.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In the last 10 games, the Heat are scoring 102.1 points per game compared to their 109.1 season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • This season, Miami has won eight out of the 31 games, or 25.8%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Heat have a record of 3-12, a 20% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +164 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 37.9% chance of a victory for the Heat.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (20th in NBA) 46.6 (14th) 43.3 (22nd) 45.1 (21st) 26.2 (16th) 12.8 (seventh)
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